I saw a report the other day about making your own flavored water with flavorings that are helpful to your digestive system as well as giving you overall health benefits.
Mix 4 ingredients with your water:
LEMON
CUCUMBER
GINGER
MINT
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Showing posts with label Fitness. Show all posts
Best Workout Music
Since I'm a MAC, I can't really use this right now. But I'll save it for sometime in the future...just in case my iTunes are ever on a PC again.
It's pretty cool! As most of us can guess, faster music causes us to exercise longer. BeatScanner is a free, PC-compatible program that searches your music library and finds upbeat tunes for you to use when you exercise.
And if you are a MAC, the site does have pages of playlists of recommended workout songs, as well as a search feature that lets you pick your pace and music genre.
It's pretty cool! As most of us can guess, faster music causes us to exercise longer. BeatScanner is a free, PC-compatible program that searches your music library and finds upbeat tunes for you to use when you exercise.
And if you are a MAC, the site does have pages of playlists of recommended workout songs, as well as a search feature that lets you pick your pace and music genre.
Meal Plan
I like meal plans that are already figured out for me!
(These are 1,775 calories per day.)
DAY ONE
Breakfast: 2 egg white omelet, 1 slice wheat raisin toast, 4 oz orange juice
Lunch: salad with spinach, sunflower seeds, carrots, 4 oz grilled chicken
Dinner: 4 oz grilled pork chop, 1 cup green beans, 1/2 cup brown rice
Snacks: banana, 6 oz orange juice
DAY TWO
Breakfast: 3/4 cup oatmeal with sliced almonds, flax seeds, blackberries; 4 oz orange juice
Lunch: green salad with gorgonzola, dried cherries, toasted pecans
Dinner: 95% lean turkey burger with lettuce, tomato, avocado (no bun); 2 cups fruit salad
Snacks: handful of trail mix
DAY THREE
Breakfast: 2 egg white omelet, 1 cup fruit salad, 8 oz orange juice
Lunch: 2 slices wheat pizza with red. fat cheese, mushrooms and pineapple
Dinner: 2 grilled bar-b-q chicken breasts, 1 cup peapods, 1 cup whole wheat pasta salad
Snacks: 8 oz protein shake
DAY FOUR
Breakfast: 1 cup nonfat cottage cheese with pineapple, strawberries; almonds; 1 banana
Lunch: 3 slices turkey, 2 TB hummus, lettuce, and tomato on whole wheat wrap; 1 cup fruit salad
Dinner: 4 oz grilled salmon, 1 cup steamed green beans, 1 cup brown rice
Snacks: 1 cup Edy's lowfat ice cream
(These are 1,775 calories per day.)
DAY ONE
Breakfast: 2 egg white omelet, 1 slice wheat raisin toast, 4 oz orange juice
Lunch: salad with spinach, sunflower seeds, carrots, 4 oz grilled chicken
Dinner: 4 oz grilled pork chop, 1 cup green beans, 1/2 cup brown rice
Snacks: banana, 6 oz orange juice
DAY TWO
Breakfast: 3/4 cup oatmeal with sliced almonds, flax seeds, blackberries; 4 oz orange juice
Lunch: green salad with gorgonzola, dried cherries, toasted pecans
Dinner: 95% lean turkey burger with lettuce, tomato, avocado (no bun); 2 cups fruit salad
Snacks: handful of trail mix
DAY THREE
Breakfast: 2 egg white omelet, 1 cup fruit salad, 8 oz orange juice
Lunch: 2 slices wheat pizza with red. fat cheese, mushrooms and pineapple
Dinner: 2 grilled bar-b-q chicken breasts, 1 cup peapods, 1 cup whole wheat pasta salad
Snacks: 8 oz protein shake
DAY FOUR
Breakfast: 1 cup nonfat cottage cheese with pineapple, strawberries; almonds; 1 banana
Lunch: 3 slices turkey, 2 TB hummus, lettuce, and tomato on whole wheat wrap; 1 cup fruit salad
Dinner: 4 oz grilled salmon, 1 cup steamed green beans, 1 cup brown rice
Snacks: 1 cup Edy's lowfat ice cream
Exercise Your Brain
A study of the 32 free games on Happy-Neuron showed that people who played the games three times a week showed significant improvement in cognitive function. Try it and exercise your brain! I just chased ladybugs.
Calculating Your Water
An easy rule for figuring out how much water you should be drinking:
Figure your height in inches. THAT is the minimum amount in ounces you should be drinking per day. So if you're five-six, that's 66 inches or 66 ounces. Now get to drinking!
Figure your height in inches. THAT is the minimum amount in ounces you should be drinking per day. So if you're five-six, that's 66 inches or 66 ounces. Now get to drinking!
Weigh-In's and Food Diaries
I always wondered about this...
I've never been a person that weighs on a regular basis, and definitely never daily. In fact, I don't have scales anymore. But research shows that women who weigh every day and then act accordingly, either increasing exercises or being stricter about their eating, are 82 percent less likely to regain lost weight than those who don't weigh in as often.
"They" also say that keeping a food diary can result similarly IF you're totally honest and record EVERY morsel you eat. I do that pretty regularly. Another suggestion was to wear or try on a pair of slim-fitting pants each week and gauge by that.
I've never been a person that weighs on a regular basis, and definitely never daily. In fact, I don't have scales anymore. But research shows that women who weigh every day and then act accordingly, either increasing exercises or being stricter about their eating, are 82 percent less likely to regain lost weight than those who don't weigh in as often.
"They" also say that keeping a food diary can result similarly IF you're totally honest and record EVERY morsel you eat. I do that pretty regularly. Another suggestion was to wear or try on a pair of slim-fitting pants each week and gauge by that.
Gmaps Pedometer
Google's Gmaps Pedometer allows you to trace a path you've walked and it calculates the miles and even calories. It's pretty cool!
To get started, type your zip code into the "Jump To" field. Then press "Start Recording". Double click to make marks along your path.
(It even works for Singapore!)
To get started, type your zip code into the "Jump To" field. Then press "Start Recording". Double click to make marks along your path.
(It even works for Singapore!)
Measure Walking Distance
Since we've moved to the city, we're walking a lot more. I often wonder how far we've walked. Now I can calculate it!
- Go to Ask.com.
- Enter addresses.
- When you're map is returned, click the "Walking" tab.
- It gives you the walking miles and even a walking time estimate.
- Then you can move the pushpin icons around to recalculate different walks/distances.
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